I'm discouraged :(

be patient. take it one day at a time

The quick answer is, don't get discouraged. It takes some people a month or more to really start to see progress. Your body is adjusting to this new lifestyle and while some people see a huge quick drop, others don't. Also, try not to obsess about it, the internal stress you put on yourself can actually affect your progress. I've seen it happen in my life too. Good Luck and don't give up! This is for life.

And one of my favorite fitness quotes that seems fitting for this thread:

"I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday."

Depending on how long you have been eating the same amount of calories and doing the same workouts, your body maybe used to the routine and you have hit a mini-plateau, switch it up some with your exercise and your diet! The body can get used to what we are doing so you did to 'shock' it or switch it up every now and again!

Keep focused! You've GOT THIS :happy:

Totally normal! My first day, I weighed in at 157, the very next day, I was 163. I think it happens to all of us, especially early on. That's just the fat person in your brain trying to get you back on the couch. Don't listen to her! Keep going! It's so worth it! :happy:

Stop what you're doing...right now...and go grab a tape measure. I was told this a million times and didn't do it. I'm so glad I finally listened. You may see a big difference in inches. Keep your sodium in check, and your carbs. Is your diary open? We can help a lot if we can see your days. Don't give up!!

Sometimes the body takes a little time to notice you have changed your habits. When I first started my healthy eating (4 weeks ago) I lost a lost the first week and then nothing the next two weeks, fourth week i'd dropped weight again. We are all different, but don't give up, stick with it and I guarantee that the weight will come off. You are doing everything right. Don't get discouraged. Losing a little at a time means that you are far more likely to keep it off in the long term. Add me as a friend if you would like some support.

I feel the same way,,,, havent cheated at all and I am seeing the same thing...lost non stop up untill i hit the 23 pound mark now Im up and down... just keep doing what your doing and it will all catch up...

The same thing is happening to me right now. I have lost 12 pounds and then a week and a half ago I stopped losing weight. I have been very discouraged. Several people suggested that I increase my calories slightly for a few days or increase workout for a couple of days to get through the "plateau." It seems like I have started losing weight again in the last day or so. I hope you do to in the next few days. Good luck.

AHHH a dreaded platue! Can be the ruin of so many wonderful rolls! You'll be cruising around on a roll losig weight and then BAM you hit this platue! Be sure that it will pass! Maybe try a different excersize to trick your body up. Or try raising your calories just a little. Somtimes the body just gets to used to what it's doing. GOOD LUCK!!!! PUSH THROUGH!!!! You can totally do this!!!! Remeber as long as you are doing something then you are doing WAY more than if you were doing nothing!!!!!

Three things:
1. Keep with the plan & it will come; or should I say, it will go.
2. Forget the scale, the real telling comes from:
a. you'll feel better mentally & physically.
b. cronic aches & pains (i.e. knees, joints, back, ....) will disappear.
c. last, and most telling, your clothes will start to fit better & then feel like your wearing bags.....
3. One more point: try weighing yourself only once/week; that way, you remove the intra-week variance & you will see results!

Keep on keeping on !

Are you just dieting, or are you exercising? Does your exercise include weight training? Is it your time of the month or close? What has your sodium intake been like?

My wife was worried about this also, but was told by a trainer that if you are eating health, doing cardio, and incorporating weight training into your life, the scale for ladies will barely budge for about 2 months on average. EXACTLY that happened to my wife. She has only lost 1 pound in 2 months..............but she lost 6 % body fat. Keep eating well, get ENOUGH calories, and exercise. It will happen for you. Just don't do anything ridiculous like drastically cut calories because you are being impatient. You might lose quickly in the beginning, but you will crush your metabolism and gain that weight back if not more. Weight loss for women is usually a turtle race.

Oh, and one more thing, I see that you have already lost 33, how did you do it and are you still doing the same things? Because if you are exercising, let's say taking fast walks, you are no longer burning the same amount of calories because you are lighter. I am going through that right now. Try bumping up either the time or the intensity and see if that works.

I understand the frustration. But reading your sig sounds a bit drastic. You want to sustain 2.5-3 lbs weight loss per week? umm, I seriously doubt that'll happen. Some weeks you won't lose at all. Some weeks, you may lose half a lb. Some weeks more. But I doubt it'll average even at 2, unless you've got a considerable amount of weight to lose, which is doesn't look like that's the case.

I'm kinda there. Over the past 4 weeks I've only lost 2 pounds. I was desperate to see a loss so I would extend my workouts which is kinda the same as undereating, indeed flagging my metabolism to go into emergency mode and not consuming much energy.
I started eating a little more. I changed the paradigm (aka, the way I view this whole thing) and now my commitment is toward eating under my BMR even if only a hundred calories and exercising daily within reason.
I can't directly affect my body weight or my metabolism so I won't worry about it. Eventually the pounds will come off and eventually I'll be fit, if I don't give up.

I've felt like everyone responding here was talking to me, too! I had the exact same discouraging morning. I'm one of those girls that weighs every day and I was up a pound today for no good reason. In my head I know that weight fluctuates and to stick with it, but I think I just needed to hear it. Thanks for posting this topic. Let's not be discouraged! We're making good decisions and will eventually see results. It might just not be on our own timing.